Wellness wonderland

Country's largest hot springs pool complex coming to Grandscape in The Colony

The pools will range from steaming hot to ice cold.

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The newest attraction headed to Grandscape in The Colony is a wellness spa-amusement park: WorldSprings, a nine-acre outdoor mineral springs experience, will debut in spring 2024.

UPDATE 6-20-2024: WorldSprings will open on June 28.
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According to a release, it will be WorldSprings' first location in Texas and the largest experience of its kind in the country.

"With pools inspired by the most famous hot springs from around the world, guests can explore WorldSprings’ 45 outdoor soaking pools including cold-plunge pools, Finnish saunas, and a spa which will include wellness therapies as well as a cafe and bar," says the release.

Specific highlights of the experience will include:

The Family Pool, the Dead Sea Float Pool and South Pacific Region mineral pools for all ages
The Asiatic, European, and Americas region mineral pools for those 18 years old and up
More pools, with temperatures that range from warm to hot and from cool to ice cold
The Spa, with a menu of body treatments and massages
The Sanctuary, offering sound baths and yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation classes
Aqua classes, including Aqua Aerobics, Aqua Sculpt, Aqua Yoga and Aqua Float
Performance-enhancing treatments including cryotherapy, hyperbaric chambers, and compression therapy
WorldSprings Café, from which guests can order food and drinks poolside with their smartphones and pay with a wristband

WorldSprings Grandscape The Colony There'll be adults-only pools and family-friendly pools.Rendering courtesy of WorldSprings

The wellness offerings were created by WorldSprings' in-house functional medicine practitioner, Dr. Sara Gottfried, the release says.

Of course, there are not actual hot springs located beneath Grandscape. Each pool will be "meticulously crafted to mirror the mineral content of legendary springs from around the world," explains WorldSprings.

Memberships and three-hour passes will be available, "priced for all to enjoy as a weekly ritual for well-being," they say, although pricing has not yet been disclosed. A limited number of discounted Founding Memberships will be available starting early next year.

”Our ambition is that WorldSprings will democratize wellness by opening locations throughout the country,” says Rob Kramer, managing partner of WorldSprings' owner Off Road Capital, in the release.

The Dallas-area park follows locations in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and a similar concept in La Verkin, Utah, near Zion National Park.

Anticipated opening date is March 2024.

WorldSprings Grandscape A spa will offer massages and body treatments.Rendering courtesy of WorldSprings

WorldSprings Grandscape will be at 3240 Plano Pkwy., The Colony, joining the booming 433-acre center that includes not only shopping and dining but an escape room, immersive entertainment venue, amphitheater, and more.

"Bringing WorldSprings to this ideal location is a remarkable milestone,” says Justin Foley, general manager of the upcoming Grandscape location, in the release. “As general manager, I'm honored and excited to be a part of such an amazing community and to unveil an exclusive outdoor mineral springs experience – a first of its kind destination in Texas."

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Noted Dallas figures and local heroes who passed away in 2025

Photo by John Cain Sargent

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Dallas lost many great figures in 2025, including a number of beloved names in the business, media, and entertainment worlds.

Here are some of the folks from Dallas and Texas who passed away this year, in chronological order:

Dallas lawyer and one-time club owner Ray Balestri
Dallas lawyer and investor Ray Balestri, who circulated through Dallas' media and entertainment world, died on January 4; he was 64. Balestri, who co-founded '90s Deep Ellum bar The Bone, became a multimillionaire after investing early in Broadcast.com, the company founded by Mark Cuban.

Women's rights activist and Texas native Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 years, died on January 20; she was 67. The daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2023, five years after she left Planned Parenthood.

Dallas DJ and record store owner Chris Penn
Christopher Todd Penn, a DJ and co-founder of music store Good Records, passed away on April 23; he was 54. Penn succumbed to injuries sustained in a tragic fall in March which caused paralysis from the neck down.

Dallas Caramel Company founder Rain McDermott
Dallas entrepreneur Rain McDermott, who founded artisan caramel maker Dallas Caramel Company when she was only 34 years old, died on June 11 after a battle with breast cancer; she was 52.

Dallas philanthropist and business leader Morton Meyerson
Business leader and philanthropist Morton Meyerson, for whom the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas' Arts District was named, died on August 4. He was 87. A native of Fort Worth, the one-time president and vice chair at Electronic Data Systems was a big supporter of the arts who helped open the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in September 1989.

Dallas public relations mogul Stan Levenson
Stan Levenson, a beloved figure in the Dallas media world, died on August 27 from natural causes in his home; he was 91. With his advertising-savvy wife, Barbara, Levenson spent more than 50 years representing clients such as American Airlines, Zales, Chili’s, and Papa John’s, creating campaigns such as the one that launched Chili’s iconic “Baby Back Ribs” jingle.

Dallas businessman and sports mogul Tom Hicks
Prominent businessman Thomas O. Hicks died in Dallas on December 6, surrounded by his family; he was 79. Hicks co-founded private equity platform Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst in 1989, and also owned the Dallas Stars from 1995–2011, and the Texas Rangers from 1998–2010.

Texas country music singer-songwriter Joe Ely
Joe Ely, the songwriter, singer, and storyteller whose career spanned more than five decades, died on December 15 from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia. He was 78. Ely died at his home in Taos, New Mexico, with his wife Sharon, and daughter Marie, at his side.

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